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So all of this headache and it turns out that the powerbook G4 cannot read a DVD -R, it booted just fine off a CD. *sigh*

Thanks yall

If I boot holding down the option button it will find the MAC disc but it never finds an Ubuntu disc if that helps.

Hi,

We also tried 10.10 as well as the instructions here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1986485

but it keep spitting out the Linux discs.

Hello,
I have a Powerbook G4 with nothing on the hard drive. I wanted to put Linux on it so downloaded from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads
I put the disk in, start up and then hit C at...

Thank you, appreciate the reply.

Hello it has been a very long time since I have used Ubuntu but I have downloaded 11.04 for a laptop.
I have searched "launcher" in the search field but did not come up with results...maybe I did it...

Thank you kindly for the reply.

Seems an odd way to start out an upgrade lol

Hello,

I have upgraded tonight to 10.04 and when I restarted the X - [] were all on the left side of the windows instead of the right side where they would normally be.

Can someone please tell...

Hello and thank you for the reply.

I have set it up with a seperate partation and also I did the WUBI installation the second time. I took all of the icons off of my desktop in Win7 before the...

Hello,

This my second time installing Ubuntu. The installation of Ubuntu works perfectly, the dual booting works perfectly. But for some reason I can no longer put icons on my desktop in...

You can try here if you have not looked here before.

http://amitech.50webs.com/installing/index.php.html#installing_a_package_manually

Does anyone know if there is a Cairo dock mail applet like there is for AWN where it will tell you of un-read mail?

Thanks

You can import the .dll files into wine from the windows partition or you can google them and download them from online. There is actually a WINE section here on the forums that should have some...

This will talk about that and how to install different types of things.
http://amitech.50webs.com/installing/index.php.html#installing_a_package_manually

I did find some old headphone in a box, and they are working fine with the sound.
One of the great things about Ubuntu though is that when you come across a problem, you learn so much about your...

Thanks, good idea.

Is there a way that I can do this internally on Ubuntu, only for Ubuntu that way I do not have to re-enable every time I boot up to windows?

I have no idea what this means. Have you never seen headphones that plug into a USB? That is what I am using. I have no idea what you mean by common sense?
But, I really should not have to buy...

Any new ideas or sound experts for this?

If this can help anyone =)



ryan@ryan-desktop:~$ sudo lshw -C multimedia
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: MCP55 High Definition Audio
...

I have tried both of your suggestions, neither worked. Im at my wits end here, been messing with it for a few hours. I did want to say thank you though to the guys/gals that helped.

Thanks

I did not have any luck with that but here is a picture of the Preferences>Sound so you know what Im talking about with the USB thing.

I have tried turning everything up in
alsamixer but still nothing. I am fresh out of ideas so if anyone can help that would be fantastic. I have no sound anywhere except on the test sound thing

Hi,

I have put it on ALSA and also HDA NVidia ALC883 Digital ALSA and neither of them work or even give me a test sound

The only one that gives a test sound is USB Device

If I use USD Device...

Anyone have any ideas?

Hello everyone,

New install of 9.04. I am dual booting with windows 7.
I am using headphones that are plugged into the usb slot. I do not have any speakers.
If I go into Preferences>Sound and I...